Jennifer Lawrence reveals she is obsessed with Quentin Tarantino The Hateful Eight and later missed a role Once Upon a Time in HollywoodSaying that online comments about her appearance may have influenced the latter’s decision.

speaking on happy sad confused podcast, the Oscar-winning actor said he was originally offered the role of Daisy Domergue The Hateful Eight But refused. “I turned it down,” she said. “I shouldn’t have done that.”

Lawrence then addressed long-running speculation regarding his connection to Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon a Time in HollywoodAnd how public opinion shaped the casting conversation. According to her, the online conversation about her looks created an unexpected hurdle. “Well, she did, and then everyone said, ‘She’s not pretty enough to play Sharon Tate,'” he said of early discussions about the film.

Reflecting on how that narrative played out, Lawrence said, “I’m pretty sure that’s true. Or it’s this thing where I’ve been telling the story for so long that I’ve come to believe it. Or he was never even considering me for the role, and the Internet, like, went out of its way to call me ugly.”

Meanwhile, Tarantino later clarified on Marc Maron’s podcast that Lawrence was considered for a different role in the film – not Sharon Tate, who was ultimately played by Margot Robbie. He revealed that he had read for Squeaky Fromm, a role that ultimately went to Dakota Fanning. “I couldn’t be happier with what Dakota Fanning did, but early on, I explored the idea of ​​Jennifer Lawrence playing Squeaky,” he said, adding that Lawrence was “a really nice person” whom he respects.

Tate’s sister Debra Tate also commented on the debate over who should play Sharon Tate. Before the film’s release, he publicly favored Robbie over Lawrence, citing physical similarity and appearance. After the film opened, Debra Tate praised Robbie’s portrayal, stating Vanity Fair: “She made me cry because she looked so much like Sharon, I really got to see my sister again after almost 50 years.”